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Author UnknownThe String of Pearls (September 10, 2008)

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Librivox recording of The String of Pearls by Author Unknown.
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The tale of Sweeney Todd has had many incarnations, most famously the stage and movie musical by Stephen Sondheim. But it all started in 1846 with a serialized telling of the story titled “The String of Pearls” in the weekly magazine “The People's Periodical and Family Library”. Called by some a romance, by others a horror story, it is one of the earliest murder mysteries. In “The String of Pearls”, Sweeney Todd is less sympathetic than in some of his later incarnations – a perfect villain, totally self-seeking with no redeeming qualities. How the deeds of Todd are uncovered and how he is brought to justice make a most intriguing tale, but one probably not suited for the very young and certainly not for the squeamish. (Summary by John Lieder).

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Artist/Composer: Author Unknown
Date: 2008-09-10
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; audiobooks; penny dreadful; Sweeney Todd; horror; murder mystery


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01 - The Strange Customer at Sweeney Todd's 21.5 MB
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02 -The Spectacle Maker's Daughter 19.0 MB
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03 -The Dog and the Hat 21.4 MB
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04 - The Pie-shop in Bell Yard 16.9 MB
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05 - The Meeting in the Temple 16.0 MB
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06 - The Conference, And The Fearful Narration In The Garden 24.5 MB
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07 - The Barber and the Lapidary 8.5 MB
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08 - The Thieves' Home 25.0 MB
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09 - Johanna At Home, And The Resolution 21.2 MB
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10 - The Colonel and His Friend 32.9 MB
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11 - The Stranger at Lovett's 14.9 MB
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12 The Resolution Come to By Johanna Oakley 28.9 MB
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13 - Johanna's Interview with Arabella Wilmot, and the Advice 23.4 MB
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14 - Tobias's Threat, and its Consequences 9.3 MB
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15 - The Second Interview between Johanna and the Colonel in the Temple Gardens 11.6 MB
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16 - The Barber Makes Another Attempt to Sell the String of Pearls 11.0 MB
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17 - The Great Change in the Prospects of Sweeney Todd 12.2 MB
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18 - Tobias Adventures During the Absent of Sweeney Todd 19.0 MB
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19 - The Strange Odour in Old St. Dunstans Church 13.9 MB
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20 - Sweeney Todd's Proceedings Consequent Upon the Departure of Tobias 18.1 MB
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21 - The Misadventure of Tobias. The Madhouse at Peckham Rye 13.2 MB
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22 - The Mad-House Cell 12.8 MB
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23 - The New Cook to Mrs. Lovett's Gets Tired of his Situation 15.1 MB
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24 - The Night at the Mad-House 8.8 MB
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25 - Mr. Fogg's Story at the Mad-House to Sweeney Todd 34.2 MB
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26 - Colonel Jeffery Makes Another Effort to Come at Sweeney Todd's Secret 18.7 MB
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27 - Tobias Makes an Attempt to Escape from the Mad-House 10.4 MB
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28 - The Mad-House Yard, and Tobias's New Friend 9.5 MB
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29 - The Consultation of Colonel Jeffery with the Magistrate 10.9 MB
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30 - Tobias's Escape from Mr. Fogg's Establishment 41.3 MB
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31 - The Rapid Journey Of Tobias To London 7.4 MB
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32 - The Announcement in Sweeney Todd's Window. Johanna Oakley's Adventure. 8.7 MB
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33 - The Discoveries in the Vaults of St. Dunstan's 13.8 MB
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34 - Johanna Alone. The Secret. Mr. Todd's Suspicions. The Mysterious Letter 8.6 MB
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35 - Sweeney Todd Commences Clearing the Road to Retirement 9.8 MB
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36 - The Last Batch of the Delicious Pies 10.9 MB
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37 - The Prisoner's Plan of Escape from the Pies 14.4 MB
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38 - Sweeney Todd Shaves a Good Customer. The Arrest 12.9 MB
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39 - The Conclusion 11.5 MB
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Reviewer: labrab - 5.00 out of 5 stars5.00 out of 5 stars5.00 out of 5 stars5.00 out of 5 stars5.00 out of 5 stars - September 21, 2011
Subject: sweeney todd
Reading is well done, with great character voices.


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